If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it’s much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and that leads us to be responsible leaders of the world, show some concern with the problems.
Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.
A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a lot of damage without intending to.
This crisis has the potential to be a lot worse than Lehman Brothers.
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.
We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
I think there’s a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they’re not sufficient because markets don’t look after social needs.
Bush’s war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties.
Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago.
President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values.
Market prices are always wrong.
The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don’t have much personal use for money.
I have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests.
Hedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a source of instability. Transactions involving credit should be regulated.
Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake.
If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can’t be maintained forever.
I don’t use my money to gain political influence for my private interests, which is what many rich people do, and what, in a sense, market fundamentalism does, because it is in the interests of people who have a lot of money to have as little taxes as possible.
You need a government that believes in government. It also believes in markets and wants to give markets the best, the greatest opportunity, but is trying to govern well.